Hungary 1703-KB thaler Dav-1004

Heritage sale 3089, lot 32981

This specimen was lot 32981 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Hungary. Leopold I Taler 1703-KB AU55 NGC, Kremnitz mint. Surprisingly a less frequently encountered issue, a distinctive glossiness appearing to the obverse, as well as sharply cut details that allow for a full appreciation of the design. From the T. R. Fehrenbach Collection." The last years of the reign of Leopold I and the first years of Joseph I saw the Rakoczi rebellion which nearly toppled Hapsburg rule. The SCWC notes that this type was struck 1703-08 with a frozen date.

Recorded mintage: 814,000.

Specification: 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 261, Dav-1004.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage Auction 3089: NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum & Signature Auction - Dallas, featuring the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns and the Penn Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2020.

Links to:

• 1700-KB thaler
• 1703-KB half thaler
• 1703-KB ducat
• 1703-NB 5 ducats
• 1703-NB 10 ducats
• 1706-CH thaler, Joseph I
• Coins and currency dated 1703